{{tnr}}'''Kay Granger''' (b. January 18, 1943) is a [[Republican]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from the state of [[Texas]]. Granger represents [[Texas' 12th congressional district]] and was first elected to the House in 1996. She ran for re-election in 2012.

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{{tnr}}'''Kay Granger''' (b. January 18, 1943, in Greenville, Texas) is a [[Republican]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from the state of [[Texas]]. Granger represents [[Texas' 12th congressional district]] and was first elected to the House in 1996.

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Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by ''GovTrack'', Granger is a "[[GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking|rank-and-file Republican]]".<ref>[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/kay_granger/400157 ''Gov Track'' "Granger" Accessed May 22, 2012]</ref>

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Granger most recently won re-election in 2012. She defeated [[Dave Robinson]] (D) and [[Matthew Solodow]] (L) in the general election on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/House/2012/ ''Politico'' "2012 Election Map, Texas"]</ref>

Granger began her political career as a member of the Zoning Commission of Fort Worth, Texas, from 1981 to 1989. She then served on the Fort Worth City Council from 1989 to 1991 and as the Mayor of Fort Worth from 1991 to 1995.

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Granger is set to run for [[U.S. Congress elections, 2014|re-election]] to the [[U.S. House elections, 2014|U.S. House]] in 2014.

{{Support vote}} Granger voted for HR 1960 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill passed the House on June 14, 2013, with a vote of 315 - 108. Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/votes/45512#.UjdO8j9-q1c ''Project Vote Smart,'' "HR 1960 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 - Voting Record," accessed September 16, 2013]</ref>

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=====Department of Homeland Security Appropriations=====

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{{Support vote}} Granger voted for HR 2217 - the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 that was largely along party lines.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/votes/44545#.UjdO9j9-q1c ''Project Vote Smart,'' "HR 2217 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2014 - Voting Record," accessed September 16, 2013]</ref>

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=====Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act=====

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{{Support vote}} Granger voted for HR 624 - the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. The bill passed the House on April 18, 2013, with a vote of 288 - 127. The bill would allow federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities. The bill was largely supported by Republicans but divided the Democratic Party.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/votes/43791#.UjdO-j9-q1c ''Project Vote Smart,'' "HR 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act - Voting Record," accessed September 16, 2013]</ref>

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====Economy====

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=====Government shutdown=====

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:: ''See also: [[United States budget debate, 2013]]''

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On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll504.xml ''Clerk of the U.S. House,'' "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013]</ref> At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. [[Harry Reid]] rejected the call to conference.<ref>[http://www.buzzfeed.com/katenocera/government-shutdown-how-we-got-here?bffb ''Buzzfeed'', "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013]</ref> Granger voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll504.xml ''Clerk of the U.S. House,'' "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013]</ref>

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{{oppose vote}} The shutdown finally ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the [[United States Senate|Senate]]. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funds the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by [[United States Senate|Senate Democrats]] was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-effort-to-end-fiscal-crisis-collapses-leaving-senate-to-forge-last-minute-solution/2013/10/16/1e8bb150-364d-11e3-be86-6aeaa439845b_story_1.html ''The Washington Post'', "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013]</ref> The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from [[Republican]] members. Granger voted against HR 2775.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll550.xml ''U.S. House,'' "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013]</ref>

{{Support vote}} Granger voted for House Amendment 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 224 - 201. The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos." These memos would have granted administrative amnesty to certain illegal aliens residing in the United States.<ref>[http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:hamdt136: ''The Library of Congress,'' "H.AMDT.136," accessed September 16, 2013]</ref> The vote largely followed party lines.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/votes/44693#.UjdQYz9-q1c ''Project Vote Smart,'' "H Amdt 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order - Voting Record," accessed September 16, 2013]</ref>

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====Healthcare====

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=====Health Care Reform Rules=====

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{{Support vote}} Granger voted for House Amendment 450 - Requires Congressional Approval for Any Rules Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The amendment was adopted by the House on August 2, 2013, with a vote of 227-185. The amendment requires that all changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be approved by Congress before taking effect. The vote was largely along party lines.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/votes/45799#.UjdQtz9-q1c ''Project Votesmart,'' "H Amdt 450 - Requires Congressional Approval for Any Rules Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Voting Record," accessed September 16, 2013]</ref>

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====Social issues====

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=====Abortion=====

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{{Support vote}} Granger voted for HR 1797 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The resolution passed the House on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 228 - 196 that largely followed party lines. The purpose of the bill is to ban abortions that would take place 20 or more weeks after fertilization.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/votes/45098#.UjdRJz9-q1c ''Project Vote Smart,'' "HR 1797 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act - Voting Record," accessed September 16, 2013]</ref>

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====Previous congressional sessions====

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=====Fiscal Cliff=====

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Granger voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. She was 1 of 151 Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll659.xml ''U.S. House'' "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.]</ref>

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===Presidential preference===

===Presidential preference===

{{presendorse|2012|Mitt Romney}}<ref>[http://www.mittromney.com/news/press/2012/01/mitt-romney-announces-support-three-texas-members-congress ''Mitt Romney for President,'' "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Three Texas Members of Congress," January 20, 2012]</ref>

{{presendorse|2012|Mitt Romney}}<ref>[http://www.mittromney.com/news/press/2012/01/mitt-romney-announces-support-three-texas-members-congress ''Mitt Romney for President,'' "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Three Texas Members of Congress," January 20, 2012]</ref>

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===Earmarks===

===Earmarks===

A ''Washington Post'' investigation in February 2012 revealed that 33 members of [[U.S. Congress|Congress]] helped direct more than $300 million in earmarks to public projects in close proximity to commercial and residential real estate owned by the lawmakers or their family members.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2012/01/12/gIQA97HGvQ_story.html ''Washington Post'' "Congressional earmarks sometimes used to fund projects near lawmakers' properties," February 6, 2012]</ref> According to the report, Granger has helped obtain $51.9 million in earmarks toward a project to make over downtown Fort Worth and reroute the Trinity River. Until 2010, Granger co-owned a condominium building with her son about a half-mile south of the project. Her son is director of the group in charge of the project.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/capitol-assets/mapping-the-earmarks/ ''Washington Post'' "Mapping the earmarks," February 6, 2012]</ref>

A ''Washington Post'' investigation in February 2012 revealed that 33 members of [[U.S. Congress|Congress]] helped direct more than $300 million in earmarks to public projects in close proximity to commercial and residential real estate owned by the lawmakers or their family members.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2012/01/12/gIQA97HGvQ_story.html ''Washington Post'' "Congressional earmarks sometimes used to fund projects near lawmakers' properties," February 6, 2012]</ref> According to the report, Granger has helped obtain $51.9 million in earmarks toward a project to make over downtown Fort Worth and reroute the Trinity River. Until 2010, Granger co-owned a condominium building with her son about a half-mile south of the project. Her son is director of the group in charge of the project.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/capitol-assets/mapping-the-earmarks/ ''Washington Post'' "Mapping the earmarks," February 6, 2012]</ref>

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===Specific votes===

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====Fiscal Cliff====

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Granger voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. She was one of 151 Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll659.xml ''U.S. House'' "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.]</ref>

Granger is set to run for [[U.S. Congress elections, 2014|re-election]] to the [[U.S. House elections, 2014|U.S. House]] in 2014. If she runs, she will seek the Republican nomination in the primary election on March 4, 2014. {{Nov2014genelection}}

Granger won re-election in the [[U.S. Congress elections, 2012|2012 election]] for the [[U.S. House elections, 2012|U.S. House]], representing [[United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2012|Texas']] [[Texas' 12th congressional district elections, 2012|12th District]]. She defeated [[Bill Lawrence]] in the Republican primary on May 29, 2012. She then defeated [[Dave Robinson]] (D) and [[Matthew Solodow]] (L) in the general election on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://candidates.texasgop.org/offices/united-states-representative Republican candidate list]</ref><ref>[http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/enr/results/may29_160_state.htm Unofficial Republican primary results]</ref>

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===2010===

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On November 2, 2010, Granger won re-election to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]], defeating Tracey Smith ([[Democratic|D]]) and Matthew Solodow ([[Libertarian]]).<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2010election.pdf ''U.S. Congress House Clerk'' "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"]</ref>

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[[File:Kay Granger 2012 Donor Breakdown.png|right|375px|thumb|Breakdown of the source of Granger's campaign funds before the 2012 election.]]

[[File:Kay Granger 2012 Donor Breakdown.png|right|375px|thumb|Breakdown of the source of Granger's campaign funds before the 2012 election.]]

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Granger won election to the [[U.S. House]] in 2012. During that election cycle, Granger's campaign committee raised a total of $1,375,457 and spent $1,369,512.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00008799&cycle=2012 ''Open Secrets'' "Kay Granger 2012 Election Cycle," Accessed March 5, 2013]</ref>

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Granger won election to the [[U.S. House]] in 2012. During that election cycle, Granger's campaign committee raised a total of $1,375,457 and spent $1,369,512.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00008799&cycle=2012 ''Open Secrets'' "Kay Granger 2012 Election Cycle," Accessed March 5, 2013]</ref> This is less than the average $1.5 million spent by House winners in 2012.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2013/06/2012-overview.html ''Open Secrets,'' "Election 2012: The Big Picture Shows Record Cost of Winning a Seat in Congress," June 19, 2013]</ref>

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====Cost per vote====

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Granger spent $7.80 per vote received in 2012.

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Granger won re-election to the [[U.S. House]] in 2010. During that re-election cycle, Granger's campaign committee raised a total of $1,341,260 and spent $1,388,017.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cycle=2010&type=I&cid=N00008799&newMem=N ''Open Secrets'' "Kay Granger 2010 Election Cycle," Accessed October 26, 2011]</ref>

Granger won re-election to the [[U.S. House]] in 2010. During that re-election cycle, Granger's campaign committee raised a total of $1,341,260 and spent $1,388,017.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cycle=2010&type=I&cid=N00008799&newMem=N ''Open Secrets'' "Kay Granger 2010 Election Cycle," Accessed October 26, 2011]</ref>

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by ''GovTrack'', Granger is a "[[GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking|rank-and-file Republican]]" as of June 2013.<ref>[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/kay_granger/400157 ''Gov Track'' "Kay Granger," Accessed June 7 2013]</ref>

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===Like-minded colleagues===

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The website ''OpenCongress'' tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.<ref>[http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/400157_Kay_Granger ''OpenCongress,'' "Kay Granger," Accessed August 2, 2013]</ref>

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Granger most often votes with:

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*{{reddot}} [[Billy Long]]

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*{{bluedot}} [[John Barrow]]

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Granger least often votes with:

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*{{reddot}} [[Justin Amash]]

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*{{bluedot}} [[James McGovern]]

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===Lifetime voting record===

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::''See also: [[Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives]]''

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According to the website ''GovTrack,'' Granger missed 661 of 11,058 roll call votes from January 1997 to March 2013. This amounts to 6.0%, which is worse than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.<ref>[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/kay_granger/400157 ''GovTrack,'' "Kay Granger," Accessed April 2, 2013]</ref>

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===Congressional staff salaries===

::''See also: [[Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives]]''

::''See also: [[Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives]]''

The website ''Legistorm'' compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Granger paid her congressional staff a total of $1,057,026 in 2011. Overall, [[Texas]] ranks 27th in average salary for representative staff. The average [[U.S. House of Representatives]] congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.<ref>[http://www.legistorm.com/member/2801/Rep_Kay_Granger.html ''LegiStorm'', "Kay Granger," Accessed September 17, 2012]</ref>

The website ''Legistorm'' compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Granger paid her congressional staff a total of $1,057,026 in 2011. Overall, [[Texas]] ranks 27th in average salary for representative staff. The average [[U.S. House of Representatives]] congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.<ref>[http://www.legistorm.com/member/2801/Rep_Kay_Granger.html ''LegiStorm'', "Kay Granger," Accessed September 17, 2012]</ref>

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:: ''See also: [[Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives]]''

:: ''See also: [[Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives]]''

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Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by ''OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics'', Granger's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $400,013 to $1,784,997. That averages to $1,092,505, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican House members in 2011 of $7,859,232. Her average net worth increased by 99.36% from 2010.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00008799&year=2011 ''OpenSecrets.org'' "Kay Granger (R-Texas), 2011," accessed February 25, 2013]</ref>

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Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by ''OpenSecrets.org'', Granger's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $400,013 to $1,784,997. That averages to $1,092,505, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican House members in 2011 of $7,859,232. Her average net worth increased by 99.36% from 2010.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00008799&year=2011 ''OpenSecrets.org'' "Kay Granger (R-Texas), 2011," accessed February 25, 2013]</ref>

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Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by ''OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics'', Granger's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $-228,982 to $1,324,996. That averages to $548,007, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Representatives in 2010 of $7,561,133.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00008799&year=2010 ''OpenSecrets.org'', "Kay Granger (R-Texas), 2010," Accessed September 17, 2012]</ref>

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Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by ''OpenSecrets.org'', Granger's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $-228,982 to $1,324,996. That averages to $548,007, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican representatives in 2010 of $7,561,133.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00008799&year=2010 ''OpenSecrets.org'', "Kay Granger (R-Texas), 2010," Accessed September 17, 2012]</ref>

===National Journal vote ratings===

===National Journal vote ratings===

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:: ''See also: [[National Journal vote ratings]]''

:: ''See also: [[National Journal vote ratings]]''

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Each year ''National Journal'' publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Granger was tied with two other members of the U.S. House of Representatives, ranking 117th in the conservative rankings among members of the U.S. House.<ref>[http://www.nationaljournal.com/voteratings2011/searchable-vote-ratings-tables-house-20120223 ''National Journal,'' "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012]</ref>

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Each year ''National Journal'' publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Granger tied with two other members of the U.S. House of Representatives, ranking 150th in the conservative rankings among members of the U.S. House.<ref>[http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-vote-ratings ''National Journal,'' "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," March 7, 2013]</ref>

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Each year ''National Journal'' publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Granger was tied with two other members of the U.S. House of Representatives, ranking 117th in the conservative rankings among members of the U.S. House.<ref>[http://www.nationaljournal.com/voteratings2011/searchable-vote-ratings-tables-house-20120223 ''National Journal,'' "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012]</ref>

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==Personal==

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Granger has three children and five grandchildren.<ref name="bio">[http://kaygranger.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=2&sectiontree=2 ''Official House website'' "Biography," Accessed October 25, 2011]</ref>

Granger has three children and five grandchildren.<ref name="bio">[http://kaygranger.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=2&sectiontree=2 ''Official House website'' "Biography," Accessed October 25, 2011]</ref>

Granger began her political career as a member of the Zoning Commission of Fort Worth, Texas, from 1981 to 1989. She then served on the Fort Worth City Council from 1989 to 1991 and as the Mayor of Fort Worth from 1991 to 1995.

Issues

Legislative actions

113th Congress

The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 114 out of the 3,036 introduced bills (3.8 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.[4] For more information pertaining to Granger's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.[5]

National security

National Defense Authorization Act

Granger voted for HR 1960 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill passed the House on June 14, 2013, with a vote of 315 - 108. Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.[6]

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations

Granger voted for HR 2217 - the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 that was largely along party lines.[7]

Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act

Granger voted for HR 624 - the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. The bill passed the House on April 18, 2013, with a vote of 288 - 127. The bill would allow federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities. The bill was largely supported by Republicans but divided the Democratic Party.[8]

Economy

Government shutdown

On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[9] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[10] Granger voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[11]

The shutdown finally ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funds the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[12] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Granger voted against HR 2775.[13]

Federal Statutory Pay Adjustment Elimination

Granger voted for HR 273 - Eliminates the 2013 Statutory Pay Adjustment for Federal Employees. The bill passed the House on February 15, 2013, with a vote of 261 - 154. The bill would prevent a 0.5% pay increase for all federal workers from taking effect, saving the federal government $11 billion over 10 years.[14]

Immigration

Morton Memos Enforcement Prohibition

Granger voted for House Amendment 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 224 - 201. The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos." These memos would have granted administrative amnesty to certain illegal aliens residing in the United States.[15] The vote largely followed party lines.[16]

Healthcare

Health Care Reform Rules

Granger voted for House Amendment 450 - Requires Congressional Approval for Any Rules Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The amendment was adopted by the House on August 2, 2013, with a vote of 227-185. The amendment requires that all changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be approved by Congress before taking effect. The vote was largely along party lines.[17]

Social issues

Abortion

Granger voted for HR 1797 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The resolution passed the House on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 228 - 196 that largely followed party lines. The purpose of the bill is to ban abortions that would take place 20 or more weeks after fertilization.[18]

Previous congressional sessions

Fiscal Cliff

Granger voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. She was 1 of 151 Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.[19]

Presidential preference

Earmarks

A Washington Post investigation in February 2012 revealed that 33 members of Congress helped direct more than $300 million in earmarks to public projects in close proximity to commercial and residential real estate owned by the lawmakers or their family members.[21] According to the report, Granger has helped obtain $51.9 million in earmarks toward a project to make over downtown Fort Worth and reroute the Trinity River. Until 2010, Granger co-owned a condominium building with her son about a half-mile south of the project. Her son is director of the group in charge of the project.[22]

Elections

2014

Granger is set to run for re-election to the U.S. House in 2014. If she runs, she will seek the Republican nomination in the primary election on March 4, 2014. The general election took place November 4, 2014.

Full history

To view the full congressional electoral history for Kay Granger, click [show] to expand the section.

2010

On November 2, 2010, Kay Granger won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Tracey Smith (D) and Matthew Solodow (L) in the general election.[25]

U.S. House, Texas District 12 General Election, 2010

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Republican

Kay Grangerincumbent

71.9%

109,882

Democratic

Tracey Smith

25.1%

38,434

Libertarian

Matthew Solodow

3%

4,601

Total Votes

152,917

2008

On November 4, 2008, Kay Granger won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Tracey Smith (D) and Shiloh Sidney Shambaugh (L) in the general election.[26]

U.S. House, Texas District 12 General Election, 2008

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Republican

Kay Grangerincumbent

67.6%

181,662

Democratic

Tracey Smith

30.6%

82,250

Libertarian

Shiloh Sidney Shambaugh

1.8%

4,842

Total Votes

268,754

2006

On November 7, 2006, Kay Granger won re-election to the United States House. She defeated John Morris (D) and Gardner Osbourne (L) in the general election.[27]

U.S. House, Texas District 12 General Election, 2006

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Republican

Kay Grangerincumbent

66.9%

98,371

Democratic

John Morris

31.1%

45,676

Libertarian

Gardner Osbourne

2%

2,888

Total Votes

146,935

2004

On November 2, 2004, Kay Granger won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Felix Alvarado (D) in the general election.[28]

U.S. House, Texas District 12 General Election, 2004

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Republican

Kay Grangerincumbent

72.3%

173,222

Democratic

Felix Alvarado

27.7%

66,316

Total Votes

239,538

2002

On November 5, 2002, Kay Granger won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Edward Hanson (L) in the general election.[29]

U.S. House, Texas District 12 General Election, 2002

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Republican

Kay Grangerincumbent

91.9%

121,208

Libertarian

Edward Hanson

8.1%

10,723

Total Votes

131,931

2000

On November 7, 2000, Kay Granger won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Mark Greene (D) and Ricky Clay (L) in the general election.[30]

U.S. House, Texas District 12 General Election, 2000

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Republican

Kay Grangerincumbent

62.7%

117,739

Democratic

Mark Greene

36%

67,612

Libertarian

Ricky Clay

1.4%

2,565

Total Votes

187,916

1998

On November 3, 1998, Kay Granger won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Tom Hall (D) and Paul Barthel (L) in the general election.[31]

U.S. House, Texas District 12 General Election, 1998

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Republican

Kay Grangerincumbent

61.9%

66,740

Democratic

Tom Hall

36.3%

39,084

Libertarian

Paul Barthel

1.8%

1,917

Total Votes

107,741

1996

On November 5, 1996, Kay Granger won election to the United States House. She defeated Hugh Parmer (D) and Heather Proffer (Natural Law) in the general election.[32]

U.S. House, Texas District 12 General Election, 1996

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Republican

Kay Granger

57.8%

98,349

Democratic

Hugh Parmer

41%

69,859

Natural Law

Heather Proffer

1.2%

1,996

Total Votes

170,204

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Granger is available dating back to 2000. Based on available campaign finance records, Granger raised a total of $8,014,963 during that time period. This information was last updated on March 25, 2013.[33]

2012

Breakdown of the source of Granger's campaign funds before the 2012 election.

Granger won election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that election cycle, Granger's campaign committee raised a total of $1,375,457 and spent $1,369,512.[43] This is less than the average $1.5 million spent by House winners in 2012.[44]

Lifetime voting record

According to the website GovTrack, Granger missed 661 of 11,058 roll call votes from January 1997 to March 2013. This amounts to 6.0%, which is worse than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.[48]

Congressional staff salaries

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Granger paid her congressional staff a total of $1,057,026 in 2011. Overall, Texas ranks 27th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[49]

Net worth

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Granger's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $400,013 to $1,784,997. That averages to $1,092,505, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican House members in 2011 of $7,859,232. Her average net worth increased by 99.36% from 2010.[50]

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Granger's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $-228,982 to $1,324,996. That averages to $548,007, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican representatives in 2010 of $7,561,133.[51]

National Journal vote ratings

2012

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Granger tied with two other members of the U.S. House of Representatives, ranking 150th in the conservative rankings among members of the U.S. House.[52]

2011

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Granger was tied with two other members of the U.S. House of Representatives, ranking 117th in the conservative rankings among members of the U.S. House.[53]

Voting with party

2013

Granger voted with the Republican Party 98.7% of the time, which ranked 29th among the 233 House Republican members as of June 2013.[54]